what is 629,462 rounded to the nearest hundred
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the number:
629, 462
Rounded to the nearest hundred.
Solution:
In rounding numbers, it must be taken to note that if the number is greater than or equal to 5 then the succeeding number will be added by 1, hence if the number is less than 5, then the succeeding number will remain the same.
Since we are asked to round to the nearest hundred, we must determine first where hundred is. The number places are as follow in an ascending order: Ones/units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, hundred millions, and so on.
For decimals, the number places starts with; tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, hundred thousandths, and so on.
4 is located in the hundreds place, and before 4 we have 6 which is greater than 5, therefore, we will add 1 to 4.
= 629,500
Final answer:
= 629,500